Reading Short Stories Aloud to Our Kids is MORE
Than Just a FUN Thing To Do!!

Kids Life-Skill StoriesDeal With Issues Children Can Face Every Day… Like Bullying & Low Self-esteem… and Help Them Learn to Make Good Choices… Even When You’re Not Around!

Give Your Children The Gift of READING … It's Never Too Early to Start!

"They keep asking me to read yet another one…"

"Even the little kids can follow these stories…"

My children and their cousins love to pick the stories from the snappy titles, and keep asking me to read another one, and then another one… They have created 'family-on-the-porch-time'!

I really want them to be considerate of others. The lesson is right in each story, so the children can't help but think about it. The stories easily find a place in their memories. And because they are short, the younger ones can follow them easily.

I was so fed up with all the corrupt and immoral actions that so many traditional fairy tales trivialize and make acceptable … that I even stopped reading to my kid's at bedtime – just because I didn't want them to go to sleep with such nonsense as the last things on their minds' each day.

Your stories are truly a blessing.

Not only do my boys LOVE the stories, but the wonderful lessons they've learned from them are truly starting to show.

If you are a parent who wants to have the smoothest possible character-development journey for your child, then this may be the most important letter you’ve ever read!

Big call?

Maybe … but follow me while I share where I’m coming from …

“Uncle Russ, tell us a story!”

Coming from my nieces and nephews, this greeting never fails to make me melt! And I must admit I love the stories as much as they do! (Does anyone ever outgrow listening to a thrilling story? If you say ‘yes’ … I don’t believe it!)

They are “golden memories” … having a youngster pressing in close to you with wide, excited eyes, holding their breath in anticipation as you dramatize the words off the page … this definitely has to rank among the best of them! There’s nothing like chuckling and crying together over a good story.

Hi, I’m Russell Alsop, and maybe you can relate to my story …

I got to remembering … how I grew up with a mother who would share family stories around the dinner table most evenings – tales of Grandpa working as a bullock driver in the Australian bush … the interesting visitors who came to their farm … the colorful neighbors in the district … how she and Dad met!

I had a good grip of who I was and where I came from.

But the stories didn’t stop there.

At bed time, my parents would read me gripping true-to-life stories of people and their every day adventures.

The story books didn’t have many pictures … but I could see it all happening as the images cascaded through my mind – I could smell the bush, feel the wind on my face, taste the camp food, and imagine each of the characters in the story.

“My wife was the same … she too could remember the stories read to her as a child! It continues to amaze us just how powerful good stories are!”

There was always a vital message that went straight to my heart (even though I didn’t notice it at the time) – an ideal that I would want to have, or the character of a person that I would want to be like!

But I fear for kids today!

Look at some of the stats…

by the time a child in the US finishes elementary school they have witnessed 8,000 murders on TV

when they reach 18 years … more than 200,000 acts of violence have entered their brain space

they get only 3½ minutes of meaningful conversation per day with most parents, compared with …

an average of 4 hours per day in front of the TV(Norman Herr, PhD, Professor of Science Education, California State University, Northbridge, 2007.)

Unbalances the brain, favoring depression through both its content and hypnoticeffect

Reduces interest in reading and learning

Weakens brain power

Encourages poor lifestyle choices

Increases day-dreaming

Encourages obesity

May reduce our powers of discrimination

Weakens creativity

Trains kids not to react

Addictive

Adversely affects spiritual pursuits

Reduces time available for productive achievement

Steals time from familyinteraction ("Depression: The Way Out" Dr Neil Nedley M.D. 2005)

So you’ve got to ask the question …

What Input is Actually Forming Our Children's

Characters These Days?

Not only that, but with so much advertising and information avalanching into a child’s mind from various media sources, their own creativity and imagination is at risk of being seriously impaired.

And then there are negative effects associated with excessive time spent playing computer games, which can become addictive and limit development of interpersonal skills.

All this stuff is pretty well known, and gets talked about a lot. But the question remains:

How do we take steps to counteract ‘negative input’ and

find a healthy balance?

Back to my story …

I didn’t realise it at the time, but the stories my parents used to read to me from as early as I can remember were forming the characteristics of what’s called ‘me’ today! Sure, they carefully picked quality stories with punch … but they also had a powerful message.

Messages like …

being passionate

standing for something worthwhile

being industrious

having confidence when facing new challenges

being kind toothers

always sticking to your word

being comfortable talking withgrown-ups

respecting Mom and Dad

being creative

learning the value of a friend

becoming independent

overcoming shyness

keeping promises

making good decisions

finishing what youstart

respecting authority

the value offamily

overlooking other’s faults

being truthful

looking for the good in others

having confidence in what you cando

how to behave when out visiting

happy being ‘ME’

… and much, much more!

It was only later I fully realized the consequences these word-painted-pictures could have on the “highly absorbent minds” of little kids … setting them up with the unlimited potential to become all they can be.

Yes … without even realising it, I had internalised those stories my parents read to me all those years ago. The principles in the stories gave me an internal compass that helped me successfully navigate the challenges life has thrown my way!

I’ll never underestimate the power of a good story!

And that’s where this passionate hunt for heart-touching, character-molding, entertaining, true-to-life stories began!

All the classic fairy tales are great … but where do you find ‘NOW’ stories that kids can imagine themselves in?

There are some fabulous authors around – but I found it difficult to locate stories with those ‘wholesome values’ my mother used to read to me all those years ago!

Believe it or not my search arrived at a surprisingly young mother of five, who manages a cleaning business … and who writes for a hobby!

I was astounded with the insight this young mother had. But maybe I shouldn’t have been so surprised, seeing she is immersed in bringing up five closely-spaced children!

Together we started working on this project … making available the sort of stories that would put anInternal Compass in children … that would set them up to Successfully Navigate the challenges that life throws at them.

The results astounded and thrilled us both, so now we are delighted to present to you these truly original, character-enhancing stories, that I know your kids are going to love!

Here’s a quick glimpse of some of the adventures

contained in these stories for you and your family …

Time Out Tommy … (Making Good Decisions) – Tommy described this as a ‘really bad day’ … but without him knowing it, this day was going to make all future days a whole lot better!

Carly’s Wild Ride … (Unselfishness) – Carly never made it to the park to show off her new bike … but she was surprised to discover something even more exciting along the way!

Taking Sides … (Peer Pressure/Friendship) – New in the school, Hayley is under pressure. What’s it going to be … the most popular kid on the school ground, or loyal to her best friend? How does she handle it?

Just Kicking Rocks … (Bullying) – Freddy finally opens up to his favorite teacher at school and is relieved to find that it’s not his fault that the bigger boys always pick on him. Now he knows there is someone who will stand up for him.

The Night Meeting … (Trustworthy) – His stomach twitched at even the slightest night sound or cracking twig. Caleb regretted agreeing to deliver the mysterious envelope… but he hurried on knowing that Farmer Ted was relying on him. It wasn’t till the next day that he discovered just why this envelope was so important!

Gimme That Back! … (Getting along with brothers and sisters) – If Eating Big Sister’s crayons wasn’t bad enough, tearing up her favorite poster was the last straw. Would Baby Ella ever be welcome back in Dena’s room again?

And that’s just a tiny taste of these awesome True-To-Life stories offered to you in Kids Life-Skill Stories collection.

"Children can learn to read easily without being taught, by being read to, by playing games with words, and by falling head over heels in love with books."Mem Fox (Children's Author)

By investing just a few minutes each night you’ll have the satisfaction of

giving your child some of the most powerful behavior-forming input to

help them become great kids.

Not only that … you’ll also be able to enjoy special “one-on-one” time with your child, which will not only build a strong bond, but you’ll also share values that will shape their characters, build their self-esteem, and set them up to be great decision makers.

Here’s a complete list of the stories you’ll find in Kids Life-Skill Stories and the character-building lessons your child will gain …

Story Title

Life-Skill Value

Page

Adeline's Great Day

Accepting responsibility for your actions

4

Making the Grade

Asking for what you need

8

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Being an example

11

Learning to Love Again

Belonging to a family

15

Just Kicking Rocks

Bullying

19

Manners Class

Courtesy

23

A Very Special Day

Friendship

27

Gimme That Back

Getting along with brothers & sisters

31

Maggie & Mom

Getting along with parents

35

It Wasn't Me

Honesty

39

Just Like Me

Influence of older kids

43

Taking in Strays

Kindness

47

The Garage Sale

Learning unselfishness

51

Jarod's Storm

Life in a stepfamily

55

The Walk Home

Living by the Golden Rule

58

Time Out Tommy

Making good decisions

62

Taking Sides

Peer pressure

66

Brother to Brother

Respecting others

69

Stanley's Great Adventure

Respecting others' property

73

Where’s My Stuff?

Responsibility

77

Just a Little Break

Responsibility

81

Ugly Is As Ugly Does

Self-esteem

84

Stay Out of My Bubble!

Setting boundaries/Bullying

88

The Night Meeting

Trustworthiness

92

Carly's Wild Ride

Unselfishness

96

Is Everything OK?

Worry

99

How I wish I’d had this collection of stories to share with my nieces and nephews when they were little! (But that’s OK … now I have them to read to my Grand-nieces and nephews!) Each one is cleverly crafted to make a positive but subtle impression on a child’s highly absorbent mind. But there’s a whole lot more …

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So there you have it … I don’t know about you, but I wish I’d had all this helpful information when we were babysitting our nieces and nephews! It would have made it a whole lot easier on us!

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One-on-one time with your children, sharing these stories, is going to forge a bond that will last a life-time. They will leave home one day … but these special, “golden moments”, with wide-eyed children hanging off every word as you share these adventures together, will be amongyour most precious memories, andyour most valuable time investment.

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“Uncle Russ”

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